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Sarah Roberts, aged 26, said: "I was shocked when I found out it was arson, I had no idea.

"I saw the police and all the emergency services but I just thought it was something else.”

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Another resident, who asked not to be named, added: "I saw a man come running out of the house shouting this morning then the fire brigade and ambulances turned up. I didn't know the man but it was clear something had gone on."

Crews from Burslem, Sandyford and Hanley attended the incident.

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A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "We were called at 7.20am this morning. The fire was extinguished and all persons were accounted for. An investigation showed the fire was a deliberate ignition."